** Also affects: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu Noble)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: broadcom-sta (Ubuntu Noble)
Assignee: (unassigned) => You-Sheng Yang (vicamo)
** Description changed:
+ [SRU Justification]
+
+ [ Impact ]
+
+ Failed to build against kernel v6.15-rc1.
+
+ [ Test Plan ]
+
+ 0. Install mainline v6.15-rcX kernels from https://kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline
+ 1. Install broadcom-sta-dkms from noble -proposed pocket
+ 2. The dkms should rebuild itself against the running kernel automatically;
if not rebuild them manually with:
+
+ $ sudo dkms install --force broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271 -k $(uname -r)
+
+ 3. Reboot to load the kernel module
+ 4. The wl module should be loaded automatically and wireless lan should be
usable as before.
+
+ [ Where problems could occur ]
+
+ This doesn't affect the rest part of the system, and it doesn't
+ introduce functional changes.
+
+ [ Other Info ]
+
+ This affects series with kernels >= 6.15. Nominate Noble.
+
+ ========== original bug report ==========
+
1. EXTRA_*FLAGS has been deprecated for a while and is then removed in
v6.15-rc1 commit e966ad0edd005 ("kbuild: remove EXTRA_*FLAGS support")，
which results in following errors:
# CC [M] src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
src/shared/linux_osl.c:23:10: fatal error: typedefs.h: No such file or
directory
23 | #include <typedefs.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[4]: ***
[/usr/src/linux-headers-6.15.0-9002-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:203:
src/shared/linux_osl.o] Error 1
＃ LD [M] wl.o
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
Kernel architecture is X86_64
MODPOST Module.symvers
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_get" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_module_register" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wf_channel2mhz" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_isr" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_set" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "bcm_bprintf" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_dpc" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_chipmatch" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_reset" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_wlcif_stats_get" [wl.ko] undefined!
2. `del_timer{,_sync}` have been redirected to `timer_delete{,_sync}`
since v6.2-rc1 and they are now removed in v6.15-rc1 commit
8fa7292fee5c5 ("treewide: Switch/rename to timer_delete[_sync]()"):
# CC [M] src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_del_timer’:
src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2485:22: error: implicit declaration of function
‘del_timer’; did you mean ‘_wl_timer’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
2485 | if (!del_timer(&t->timer)) {
| ^~~~~~~~~
| _wl_timer
make[4]: ***
[/usr/src/linux-headers-6.15.0-9002-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:203:
src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
3. MODULE_DESCRIPTION is now a mandatory meta info for a module since
v6.15-rc1 commit 6c6c1fc09de35 ("modpost: require a
MODULE_DESCRIPTION()"):
# LD [M] wl.o
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
Kernel architecture is X86_64
MODPOST Module.symvers
WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in wl.o
** Summary changed:
- Failed to build against linux-6.15
+ [SRU] Failed to build against linux-6.15
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Title:
[SRU] Failed to build against linux-6.15
Status in broadcom-sta package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in broadcom-sta source package in Noble:
In Progress
Bug description:
[SRU Justification]
[ Impact ]
Failed to build against kernel v6.15-rc1.
[ Test Plan ]
0. Install mainline v6.15-rcX kernels from https://kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline
1. Install broadcom-sta-dkms from noble -proposed pocket
2. The dkms should rebuild itself against the running kernel automatically;
if not rebuild them manually with:
$ sudo dkms install --force broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271 -k $(uname
-r)
3. Reboot to load the kernel module
4. The wl module should be loaded automatically and wireless lan should be
usable as before.
[ Where problems could occur ]
This doesn't affect the rest part of the system, and it doesn't
introduce functional changes.
[ Other Info ]
This affects series with kernels >= 6.15. Nominate Noble.
========== original bug report ==========
1. EXTRA_*FLAGS has been deprecated for a while and is then removed in
v6.15-rc1 commit e966ad0edd005 ("kbuild: remove EXTRA_*FLAGS
support")， which results in following errors:
# CC [M] src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
src/shared/linux_osl.c:23:10: fatal error: typedefs.h: No such file or
directory
23 | #include <typedefs.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[4]: ***
[/usr/src/linux-headers-6.15.0-9002-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:203:
src/shared/linux_osl.o] Error 1
＃ LD [M] wl.o
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
Kernel architecture is X86_64
MODPOST Module.symvers
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_get" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_module_register" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wf_channel2mhz" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_isr" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_set" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "bcm_bprintf" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_dpc" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_chipmatch" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_reset" [wl.ko] undefined!
ERROR: modpost: "wlc_wlcif_stats_get" [wl.ko] undefined!
2. `del_timer{,_sync}` have been redirected to `timer_delete{,_sync}`
since v6.2-rc1 and they are now removed in v6.15-rc1 commit
8fa7292fee5c5 ("treewide: Switch/rename to timer_delete[_sync]()"):
# CC [M] src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_del_timer’:
src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2485:22: error: implicit declaration of function
‘del_timer’; did you mean ‘_wl_timer’? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
2485 | if (!del_timer(&t->timer)) {
| ^~~~~~~~~
| _wl_timer
make[4]: ***
[/usr/src/linux-headers-6.15.0-9002-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:203:
src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
3. MODULE_DESCRIPTION is now a mandatory meta info for a module since
v6.15-rc1 commit 6c6c1fc09de35 ("modpost: require a
MODULE_DESCRIPTION()"):
# LD [M] wl.o
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
Kernel architecture is X86_64
MODPOST Module.symvers
WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in wl.o
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